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Get Ready for DTV

Watch Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram of This Old House and Maria Hinojosa of NOW on PBS as they explain this year's big do-it-yourself project, getting ready for digital TV.

(Note: Congress voted to move the nationwide digital transition deadline to June 12, 2009. The video mentions the February 17 date, which no longer applies.)

Famous do-it-yourselfers Kevin O'Connor (left) and Norm Abram of THIS OLD HOUSE offer digital television how-to guidance and tips to ensure that viewers across America are prepared to successfully make the switch to digital television in their homes before the analog shutoff in February 2009.

Get Ready for DTV

Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram of This Old House explain how to get ready for digital television.

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Segments

Kevin and Norm provide easy-to-follow tips on how to make the switch to digital television. They visit a variety of homes to spotlight different scenarios for preparing for DTV. Click on a segment below for information that applies to your home TV set-up.

An overview of digital television

Maria Hinojosa, Kevin O'Connor, and Norm Abram discuss the technology behind digital television and the reasons for the federally mandated switch.

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If your TV is connected to a satellite dish...

Norm Abram visits with Susan, a satellite service subscriber, and determines that she is all set for the digital conversion.

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If your TV is connected to an antenna or rabbit ears...

Kevin O'Connor visits with Francis, who gets his television signal over the air from a roof antenna and rabbit ears. Kevin demonstrates how to install a converter box on Francis's television to make it DTV-ready.

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If you want to purchase a new TV set...

Norm Abram visits with Kyung and replaces her old television with a new one that has a built-in digital tuner.

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If your TV is connected to cable...

Kevin O'Connor visits with Rebecca, a cable subscriber, and determines that she is ready for the digital conversion.

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If you have an old analog TV...

Norm Abram visits with John, and determines that he needs to install a digital converter on one of his older television sets because it receives its signal from a roof antenna.

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